Some nights,
are calm.
No shouting,
No screaming,
No pain.
Most nights,
though,
are just like tonight.
Painful.
Loud.
Twisted memories,
Horror-film dreams.
Mother at work,
Father drunk,
Fists flying,
Words stinging.
A child's history being made.
Why?
Why Daddy?
Why do you do this to me?
Why?